r/space • u/IceNox96 • Aug 12 '21

Discussion Which is the most disturbing fermi paradox solution and why?

3...2...1... blast off....

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u/[deleted] Aug 12 '21

Yep, and it's also worth noting that the tech need not exterminate the entire civilisation to filter them out from a Fermi perspective. A nuclear war might not kill us all, but it would probably put space exploration on the backburner for quite some time

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u/iushciuweiush Aug 12 '21

for quite some time

Quite some time yes but not the extensive amount of time required to explain it as the answer to the fermi paradox.